"You can see that a high caliber firearm was used and it was shooting randomly," the local authorities said in a statement Shafiq Najib is a former writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2023.

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) K9 Unit recovered two stolen vehicles in separate operations in Soweto. Photo: JMPD The JMPD’s K9 Unit officers have recovered two stolen ...

The police arrested a 38-year-old Malawian man for possessing two pistols and an AK-47 rifle in Emndeni, Soweto, on June 20. Police officers from Naledi in Soweto were conducting a stop-and-search ...

The Soweto Awards, honouring "the legends of yesterday and today", including Nelson Mandela, have been hit by controversy. Next Saturday's R5 000-a-table gala dinner, with the aim of honouring ...

Three people have been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Soweto, Gauteng, on Monday. According to reports, the victims were attacked in Mofolo Central. The provincial police spokesperson, ...

In 2023, the Gauteng government promised to act after clashes between e-hailing drivers and the taxi industry at Maponya Mall. Yet on Wednesday, an e-hailing driver was killed and his vehicle set ...

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Residents of Soweto have grown increasingly concerned about the problem of illegal street bashes in recent years because these incidents frequently coincide with violent crimes like robberies.

A total of 223 people were arrested for various crimes in the Soweto area on Sunday, police said. Sergeant Richard Munyai said some of the suspects were on police's wanted list for serious crimes. Of ...

Bafana Bafana legend Siphiwe Tshabalala has done his part to help protect his hometown in Soweto. Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Siphiwe Tshabalala recently made a donation that ...